EPL Images: Balotelli, Milner help Manchester City beat Everton

Balotelli, Milner help Manchester City beat Everton

Manchester City went top of the Premier League, at least until Manchester United play at Stoke City later on Saturday, when they beat Everton 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium with goals from second-half substitutes Mario Balotelli and James Milner.

The 21-year-old Balotelli came off the bench to score after 68 minutes following good work by Sergio Aguero who created the move for the Italian's first league goal of the season.

Balotelli shot from the edge of the box, took a deflection off defender Phil Jagielka and evaded Tim Howard in the Everton goal.

Milner scored his first goal of the season after 88 minutes when he raced on to a through ball from David Silva and poked the ball home.

Two minutes after City went ahead, the home side, who dominated for most of the game, almost went 2-0 ahead but Silva's left-foot shot bounced back off a post. Silva also had a goal disallowed for offside five minutes from time.

Image: Manchester City's Mario Balotelli (L) celebrates his goal with team mate Gareth Barry during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at the Etihad Stadium in ManchesterPhotographs: Reuters

Torres scores and then gets sent off

Fernando Torres, who finally appeared to be finding the form that prompted Chelsea to sign him for a British record of 50 million pounds ($77 million) in January, scored his second goal of the season for Chelsea but was sent off 10 minutes later against Swansea City on Saturday.

Torres, who before last weekend had scored just once for Chelsea since his record move from Liverpool, finally got on the scoresheet this season with a well-taken goal at Manchester United last week, and scored again after 29 minutes against Swansea.

It was an excellent strike following a pass from Juan Mata with Torres chesting down the ball before firing home to put Chelsea 1-0 ahead in the Premier League game.

Ten minutes later the Spanish striker flew in at Swansea's Mark Gower with both feet off the ground and referee Mike Dean showed him an immediate red card.

It was Torres's first dismissal since he moved to English football in 2007 but Chelsea's second red card in two matches following Alex's sending-off against Fulham in the League Cup on Wednesday.

Image: Chelsea's Fernando Torres is shown a red card by referee Mike Dean during the English Premier League soccer match against Swansea City at Stamford bridgePhotographs: Reuters